Boys' name · since 1982
Scan
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 16 babies named Scan, peaking in 1982. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #31,027 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 16
- born since 1982
- 1980s
- peak decade
16 boys have been named Scan since 1982, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Scan has been recorded 16 times among boys since 1982, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 1988.
- #31,027 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 16 born since 1982
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Scan ranks #31,027 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1982, peaking in the 1980s.
- #31,027 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 16
- born since 1982
- 1980s
- peak decade
Scan's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Scan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Scan splits its recorded history at 1987: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1982 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Scan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1988
- Peak year (1982)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Scan by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (16 births, 100% of the file).
1980s was Scan's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Scan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 16 births (100% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Scan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~6 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1982–1988 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Scan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.